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Some UK Councils Barred From Using Gov't Vehicle Database

Posted by timothy on from the and-for-just-a-few-pounds-more dept.

Bruce66423 writes "A number of British councils are being banned from accessing the national Vehicle Database system. While sometimes this appears to be due to technical infractions, the banning of some 'permanently' seems to be as a result of more serious misdemeanours. Trust the government? Not a good idea..."

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  1. Re:Why not? by demonlapin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    An ignorant Brit, unable to read the sentence? The problem of local abuse of national resources wouldn't even exist if there weren't such a database in the first place, or if it were unavailable to any local council.